Contingente earns RIAA Latin Platinum for Junior H, recognizing 60,000 units on October 22, 2025.
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Contingente earns RIAA Latin Platinum for Junior H, recognizing 60,000 units on October 22, 2025.
Junior H Earns RIAA Latin Platinum for "Contingente"
Contingente earns RIAA Latin Platinum for Junior H, recognizing 60,000 units on October 22, 2025.
The 2022 album Contingente by Junior H has been certified Latin Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The certification, announced on October 22, 2025, signifies 60,000 certified units in the United States. The album was released via Warner Music Latina.
Previously certified: Platino (October 22, 2025).
Born Antonio Herrera Pérez on April 23, 2001, in Guanajuato, Mexico, Junior H is considered a major artist in the corridos tumbados movement. After his family moved to Utah when he was 15, he taught himself to play instruments like the guitar and accordion by watching YouTube videos while working as a cook at a Wendy's. He began uploading his music anonymously, and his song "No Eh Cambiado" went viral, earning more than two million views and launching his professional career.
Released on November 23, 2022, Contingente is a key project in the discography of the influential singer-songwriter. Junior H's sound, which often falls under genres like sad sierreño and música mexicana, has garnered him a substantial audience, including over 28 million followers on Spotify. This Latin Platinum certification for Contingente underscores his continued impact on the genre he helped popularize.
